[Smt-talk] equal division of the octave in pop songs

[stellarreg at aol.com]

Hi all,
 
Maybe a more popular (and overlooked) reference from Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody in the opera section's "thunderbolt of light'ning very, very frightening" segment is a hexatonic cycle leading out of the A major opening to a D flat major chord, which then progresses through an A flat major-C major-E major cycle before returning to A major.  Who knew Freddie was so deep?
 
Michael Sperr
Graduate Student
University of Connecticut  


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